Hag moth caterpillar ( Phobetron pithecium ), #4677 by larose forest photos


22-AUG-2015	Christine Hanrahan

A side view of this most peculiar looking moth caterpillar, also known as the Monkey Slug Caterpillar. It resembles a tarantula more than anything!

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/100s f/4.5 at 4.5mm iso125 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

Carol Rollins		30-Aug-2015 15:18
An amazing capture of this amazing critter!

Hank Vander Velde		29-Aug-2015 19:20
Wow! ChristineThis is sure a well captured odd-looking caterpillar.

Terry Sprague		29-Aug-2015 18:46
Wow, that's an odd one! Nice catch! V

hayl		29-Aug-2015 18:32
This is one spooky looking caterpillar - and a fine portrait of it.

Tom LeRoy		29-Aug-2015 17:46
What a fascinating and unique creature this his. Superb capture, Christine! V

Ceya		29-Aug-2015 17:36
This hag moth caterpillar looks very beautiful, but it's also quite scary! Great detail. V!

Helen Betts		29-Aug-2015 16:17
I does indeed resemble a tarantula! Scary looking but fascinating, and nicely captured. V.

Pierre Martin		29-Aug-2015 15:54
more and more strange creature! great find and capture!

joseantonio		29-Aug-2015 15:46
Quite unusual creature.V.

Walter Otto Koenig		29-Aug-2015 14:56
Peculiar may be an understatement, it looks dangerous in this image. What a fantastic find. "V"

Jim Coffman		29-Aug-2015 14:08
That is one scary looking creature!

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